I knew about the eunuchs but not the wives. Poor pariahs.
It took two sultans to break the janissaries and the Tansimat e-hayriye (spelling?) IIRC.
I knew about the eunuchs but not the wives. Poor pariahs.
It took two sultans to break the janissaries and the Tansimat e-hayriye (spelling?) IIRC.
Last edited by UrsaMaior; 10-24-2007 at 06:47 PM.
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